smooth motion

collocation in English

meaningsofsmoothandmotion

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smooth
adjective
uk
/smuːð/us
/smuːð/
having a surface or consisting of a substance that is perfectly regular and has no holes, lumps, or areas that rise or ...
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motion
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
the act or process of moving, or a particular action ...
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(Definition ofsmoothandmotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This scheme facilitatessmoothmotiongeneration without a priori knowledge of the time of target switch.
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Here, how to determine thesmoothmotionof the lower-limbs is briefly discussed.
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Asmoothmotionbetween such positions can then be achieved by interpolating between the elements of the algebra.
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These wheels yield good performances andsmoothmotion, but the bulkiness of the system is important.
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They were asked to imagine thesmoothmotionof the square in a dark room.
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In addition to absence of internal friction, flexure devices exhibit zero backlash, no lubrication,smoothmotion, virtually-infinite resolution, high stiffness and load capacity, and resistance to shock and vibration.
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Quickly displaying successive scan images will allow the apparent illusion ofsmoothmotion.
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Together, they draw the eye upwards in a singlesmoothmotion.
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The charger has a guide slot wide enough for a gloved thumb to force rounds down and into the magazine in onesmoothmotion.
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Horses traveling at a show gait can cover 10to20 mph, with an extremelysmoothmotion.
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In order to providesmoothmotionthe balls were often covered with an anti-slip surface treatment, which was, by design, sticky.
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He leans forward, and in asmoothmotion, simultaneously swings both arms around in front of himself until they are outstretched to his sides.
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This had a forward, down, back, and up motion, which drew the cloth through in an even andsmoothmotion.
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The oldest meaning of glide may have denoted a precipitous running or jumping, as opposed to asmoothmotion.
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Pushing down the levers draws the cork from the bottle in onesmoothmotion.
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Thesmoothmotionvideo or smoothie is more often than not converted into an. flv file and uploaded onto a website.
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Clever use of several characters for each graphic allowed programmers to createsmoothmotionon the screen, regardless of the character-cell boundaries.
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The accelerations at the two positions are specified to assure smooth motions.
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The small prototype has proved its performance in terms of accuracy and comfort (smooth motions).
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